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yelmo

Spanish, noun/ˈʝelmo/

yelmo is spelled Y-E-L-M-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 44,603rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Yelmo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “an ancient helmet that covers the head and face” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Figura de un yelmo₁”.

What does yelmo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinean ancient helmet that covers the head and face

  2. 2

    masculinehelmet (of a coat of arms)

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. En las armaduras antiguas, pieza que protegía el rostro y la cabeza. Solía llevar una visera movible 2. Figura de un yelmo₁

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of yelmo

  • yelmos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce yelmo?

  • /ˈʝelmo/
  • [ˈɟ͡ʝel.mo]
  • [ˈʝelmo]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to yelmo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is yelmo in Spanish?

yelmo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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